iXBT.com: What about the 24/192 and 24/96 formats in the real life? As we know, the latest WinDVD version supports 24/96 PCM only for the DVD-Video. Is there any news concerning the DVD-Audio support in software DVD players?

NK: We have heard that InterVideo plans on the DVD-Audio support and they are working on it now. Also, Japanese company Digion works on a software DVD-Audio player. As we know, they both have developed such players and now are trying to get the license and protect the contents.

By the way, beside the DVD-Audio and SACD there are excellent DTS discs and 24/96 DVD-Video audio discs. For example, http://www.aixrecords.com/ - Mark Waldrep is one of the pioneers of DVD-Video media with high-resolution audio; http://www.hiresmusic.com/ contains a fairly good collection of DVD-Video 24/96; http://www.chesky.com/ has a good range of DVD-Video 24/96 etc.